Safety device for motor-driven wringers



May 15, 1923. j 1,455,450

F. SCHAU SAFETY DEVICE FOR MOTOR DRIVEN WRINGERS Filed De'c. 20. 1921 o o C 5n we 11 for 9 Frederick Echau.

I anemia? Patented May 15, 1923.

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Application filed. December 20, 1921. Serial no. 523,712. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FnnDnRIoK SOHAU, a citizen of the United States, residin at Hammond, in the county of Lake and tate of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Devices for Motor-Driven Wringers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates 1O clothes w'ringers and the primary object of the invention is to provide'an improved guard for the power driven clothes wringers of washing machines, which is so constructed that the easy feeding of the clothes in between the wringer rolls is permitted but the possibility of the users fingers becoming entangled in the rollers is prevented.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a clothes wringer embodying a pair of spaced guard plates, which prevents the feeders fingers from becoming entangled in the rollers and serves as means for guiding the clothes in between the rollers.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved guard for power driven clothes wringers embodying a lower stationary guard plate andan upper pivoted guard plate, the plates being'disposed relatively close to each other so as to eliminate the possibility of the users fingers being caught between the wringer rollers, the plates being connected together in such a manner that the spacebetween the plates can beregulated according to the character of the clothes which are beingwrung A still further object of the invention'is to provide an improved guard for clothes wringers' of the above character which is durable and eflicient in use,one that is simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed. upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the

' invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of' a washing machine including a power driven clothes wringer showing the improved guard attached thereto.

to attachments for FigureQ is afront elevation of a clothes wringer showing the lmproved'guardapplied thereto. 3

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary ver;

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tical section through a wringer in which the wringer rollersthereof are adapted to be driven only in..-one direction, showing the improved guard attached thereto.

Referring to the drawings in detail,

wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several'views, the letter A indicatesga wash-'- "ing machine, B, the power driven clothes wringer therefor, and C, the improved guard attachment ut1l1'zed 'for preventlng; the

-feeders fingers from becoming entangled with the rollers.

The washing machine designated by the letter Aniay be of any preferred type and is of the ordinary constructiom alid the wringer B is operatively connected thereto a in the usual manner and includes the supporting side pieces or standards 5 and the upper and lower wringer rollers 6 and 7. The wringer rollers 6 and 7 are'adapted to be operated in the usual manner.

In Figure 1 the improved guards C are shown connected to the opposite sides of a clothes wringer and in this formthe wringer rollers are adapted to be driven in reverse directions]according to the relation of the wringer with the washing machine and w1th the ordinary stationary or other washing a In Figure 3 only one of the guard members C 1s shown connected to the wr nger B and in this instance the wringer rollers are and are not reversible. 1

The improved guard'device C as shown includes a lower inclined plate 8 which is connected'to the standards or side pieces 5 by means ofbrackets or the like 9 and it can be seen that thesev brackets are secured to the lower surface of the plate adjacent to its opposite ends and extend downwardly therefrom and are connected to the side edges of the standards. As stated, this plate 8 is inclined downwardly and'away from-the adapted to be onlydriven' in one direction I ers'6 and 7 or at a point adjacent to the upper edge of the lower roller 7. An upper W above the lower surface of the upper wringer tion.

roller. The position of the platelO is such, in relation tovthe plate Sand to the rollers 6 'and 7, that the pushing of the feeders fingers into and betweenthe rollers 6 and 7 is absolutely prevented.

The upper plate 10 is connected to the sidestandards or pieces 5 by suitable. hinges 11 and these hinges may be of any preferred .construction or arrangement I just so the same permits of the swinging of the upper plate in relation to the lower plate 8.

Theboard 10 is held in its correct position in relation to the board or plate 8by means of bolts 12 which are positioned adjacent to the opposite ends of the upper and lower plates 10 and 8, The lower plate 8 is provided with apertures 13through which the shanks of the bolts 12 extend. The plate 10 is provided with relatively large openings or slots 14 through which the upper terminals or threaded ends of the bolts 12 extend. The coil springs 15 are coiled around the shanks of the bolts and bear against the upper and lower plates respectively and normally hold the plate 10 in its raisedi posimuitable Wing nuts 16 are threaded on the upper threaded terminals of the bolts 12 and bear against the upper surface of the plates 10 and serve as means for adjusting the tension of the, springs 15 and for movingythe board or, plate 10 toward the lower plate8.

Thus it can be seen that by turning the thumb nuts 16 the tension of the springs can be adjusted and the position of the board 10 moved in relation to the lower board or plate 8. This serves as means for varying the distance between-the two boards so as to adjust the guard in accordance with the nature of the clothes which are being washed.

In operation of the improved clothes wringer and guard, the clothes are pushed 'for holding the same in spaced relation 'to' each other and varying the distance between .theforward edges of said plates.

inbetween the boards or plates 8 and 10 in the ordinary manner and these plates will serve as guides for facilitating the feeding of the clothes between the wringer rollers absolutely preclude the possibility of the. fingers of the user from becoming mashed by the rollers and Will serve as means for helping to guide the clothes into, engagement with the wringer rollers.

If so desired a stick or other instrument I may be utilized for feeding the clothes in between the rollers and for pushing the same between the plates 8 and 10. a,

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit orscope of-this invention; but,

I claim: v 1. In a clothes ringenthe combination Wringer rollers thereof, of a guard for the .wringer rollers including an inclined out- Wardly extending plate, means connecting the plate to the standards, a second plate lo- 'with the side standards and upper and lower cated above and adjacent to the first plate, j means hingedly connecting the upper plate to the standards, spaced bolts connecting the plates together and arranged adjacent to the. forward edges of the plates, supporting springs coiled around said bolts and inter-. posed between said plates, and means for adjusting the tension of said springs forvarying the distance between the forward edges of the plates.

2. In a clothes wringer, the combination I with the side standards and the upper and lower wringer rollers thereof, of a guard for the'wringer rollers includinga transversely extending inclined guard plate, side brackets engaging the lower surface of the guard I plate and connecting the guard. plate with the standards, said plate terminating at a point adjacent to the meeting faces of the .rollers, an upper plate arranged adjacent to and spaced from the guard plate, means ,hingedly connecting the inner edge of the 1 upper plate to the sidestandards, and means connecting the forward'edges of said plates FREDERICK soHAu' 

